Church Hymnal 14
Praise Ye the Lord
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1Praise ye the Lord! 'tis good to raise
Your hearts and voices in His praise;
His nature and His works invite
To make this duty our delight.
2Praise ye the Lord! for it is good
To sing praises unto our God;
For it is pleasant, and to praise
It is comely for such as we.
3He doth the broken heart upbind,
And heal the wounds of troubled mind;
Unto the meek His grace He shows,
His help He gives to all who call.
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- Scripture
- Psalm 147
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The verse
- Meter
- 8.8.8.9
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- iambic (da-DUM) · 59% of beats fit
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Verse 1
Praise ye the Lord! 'tis good to raise//˘///˘/8A
Your hearts and voices in His praise;˘/˘/˘˘˘/8A
His nature and His works invite˘/˘˘˘///8B
To make this duty our delight.˘/˘/˘/˘˘/9B
Verse 2
Praise ye the Lord! for it is good//˘/˘˘˘/8A
To sing praises unto our God;˘//˘/˘/˘/9B
For it is pleasant, and to praise˘˘˘/˘˘˘/8C
It is comely for such as we.˘˘/˘˘/˘˘8D
Verse 3
He doth the broken heart upbind,˘/˘/˘/??8A
And heal the wounds of troubled mind;˘/˘/˘/˘/8B
Unto the meek His grace He shows,/˘˘/˘/˘/8C
His help He gives to all who call.˘/˘/˘/˘/8D
Counted by machine from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. It cannot hear emphasis or a poet’s licence, so treat it as a place to start reading, not the last word.